Global Ship Lease (GSL) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted EBITDA of $128.66 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.6% from $133.43 million a year earlier and down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA at Global Ship Lease was $528.29 million, down 1.5% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $564.39 million, up 15.1% from the prior year.
- Annual EBITDA shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 16.4% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Global Ship Lease's EBITDA was $490.51 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+10.3%), $444.72 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.7%), $447.86 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+45.7%) and $307.44 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly EBITDA since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with growth of 125.9%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with a decline of 17.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA for the three prior quarters was $131.52 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $137.49 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $130.62 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.80 Bn | 165.33 Bn | - | 3.40 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 89.17 Bn | 85.38 Bn | - | 1.92 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.81 Bn | 60.70 Bn | - | 1.91 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.31 Bn | 76.33 Bn | - | 1.44 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.23 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | 1.48 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.82 Bn | 36.77 Bn | - | 2.68 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.27 Bn | 32.46 Bn | - | 2.13 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.09 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | 557.01 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.83 Bn | -24.55 Bn | - | 1.86 Bn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 1.47 Bn | 114.92 Mn | - | 122.24 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 122.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 125.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 133.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 127.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 136.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 155.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 122.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 119.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 124.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 121.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 103.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 117.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 117.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 104.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 98.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 116.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 144.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 92.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 84.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 73.28 Mn |
Global Ship Lease EBITDA API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "ticker": "GSL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();